Abstract
Sixty-one percent of refractory vulvodynia patients evaluated in a tertiary care vulvovaginal clinic had clinically relevant dermatoses based on dermatopathologist-analyzed vulvar biopsy including: lichen sclerosus, allergic/irritant dermatitis, lichen planus, and other inflammatory or neoplastic dermatoses. Given the frequency of dermatologic disease, vulvar biopsy and analysis by a dermatopathologist are recommended in patients with vulvodynia.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 467.e1-467.e6 |
Journal | American journal of obstetrics and gynecology |
Volume | 199 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 2008 |
Keywords
- dermatopathology
- lichen planus
- lichen sclerosus
- pathology
- vulvodynia
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Obstetrics and Gynecology